The health department team from Ca Mau captured the team title at the 16th Shinpoong Cup Healthcare Regional Tennis Tournament in the Mekong Delta, dethroning defending champion An Giang, vietnam.vn reported.
Ca Mau finished the competition with two first-place finishes, three second-place finishes, and one third-place finish, according to tournament records. An Giang placed second overall with two first prizes, two second prizes, and two third prizes. Host Can Tho claimed third place in the team standings with two titles.
The annual tournament brought together more than 300 athletes and coaches from the Mekong Delta region. Participants included doctors, pharmacists, healthcare officials, and retired health professionals.
Competition took place across multiple age groups and categories. Lam Dong Khanh and Ngo Trung Kiet of Ca Mau 2 won the men’s doubles for leaders aged 53 and younger. Tran Minh Canh and Nguyen Quoc Te of An Giang 1 secured the men’s doubles for leaders aged 54 and older.
In other brackets, Tran The Duy and Nguyen Tuan Khanh of Ca Mau 1 took the men’s doubles for players 45 and younger, while Dang Van Nhu Tam and Nguyen Ngoc Phu of Vinh Long 1 won the men’s doubles for players 46 and older.
Nguyen Phong Nha and Hua My Loan of Can Tho 1 claimed the mixed doubles for competitors 45 and younger. Dang Thanh Son and Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao of An Giang 1 won the mixed doubles for players 46 and older.
For the women’s events, Dinh Thi Tu and Pham Nguyen Kim Tuyen of Can Tho 1 won the women’s doubles for players 45 and older. Nguyen Thi Lien and Truong Hoang Dieu of Ca Mau 1 secured the women’s doubles for players aged 46 and older.
Chang Won-june, president of South Korea’s Shinpoong Pharmaceutical Co., presented trophies and medals to the winning pairs in the men’s doubles tournament. The tournament rotates annually among health departments across the Mekong Delta provinces and cities.
Organizers announced that the 17th edition of the tournament in 2027 is scheduled to be hosted by the Health Department of Vinh Long province.
